Chapter 21 of The Young Outlaw is here in full — 154 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 21 of The Young Outlaw is here in full — 154 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
SAM OBTAINS A PLACE. Having disposed of his circulars, Sam went up to the office. "Have you distributed all the circulars?" asked the doctor. "Yes, sir." "Well, here's the ten cents I promised you."
Chapter 21 of The Young Outlaw is here in full — 154 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “cent” — a fractional monetary unit of several countries
From this reading “"Well, here's the ten cents I promised you."”
plural of “circular” — an advertisement (usually printed on a page or in a leaflet) intended for wide distribution
From this reading “Having disposed of his circulars, Sam went up to the office.”
having made preparations
From this reading “Having disposed of his circulars, Sam went up to the office.”
spread out or scattered about or divided up
From this reading “"Have you distributed all the circulars?" asked the doctor.”
third-person singular of “obtain” — come into possession of
From this reading “SAM OBTAINS A PLACE.”
place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed
From this reading “Having disposed of his circulars, Sam went up to the office.”
past form of “promise” — make a promise or commitment
From this reading “"Well, here's the ten cents I promised you."”
a guided missile fired from land or shipboard against an airborne target
From this reading “SAM OBTAINS A PLACE.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading SAM OBTAINS A PLACE.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading "Have you distributed all the circulars?" asked the doctor.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "Have you distributed all the circulars?" asked the doctor.
plural of “cent” — a fractional monetary unit of several countries
From this reading "Well, here's the ten cents I promised you."
plural of “circular” — an advertisement (usually printed on a page or in a leaflet) intended for wide distribution
From this reading Having disposed of his circulars, Sam went up to the office.
having made preparations
From this reading Having disposed of his circulars, Sam went up to the office.
spread out or scattered about or divided up
From this reading "Have you distributed all the circulars?" asked the doctor.
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading "Have you distributed all the circulars?" asked the doctor.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Have you distributed all the circulars?" asked the doctor.
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Having disposed of his circulars, Sam went up to the office.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Well, here's the ten cents I promised you."
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Having disposed of his circulars, Sam went up to the office.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Well, here's the ten cents I promised you."
third-person singular of “obtain” — come into possession of
From this reading SAM OBTAINS A PLACE.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Having disposed of his circulars, Sam went up to the office.
place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed
From this reading Having disposed of his circulars, Sam went up to the office.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading SAM OBTAINS A PLACE.
past form of “promise” — make a promise or commitment
From this reading "Well, here's the ten cents I promised you."
a guided missile fired from land or shipboard against an airborne target
From this reading SAM OBTAINS A PLACE.
term of address for a man
From this reading "Yes, sir."
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading "Well, here's the ten cents I promised you."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Having disposed of his circulars, Sam went up to the office.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Having disposed of his circulars, Sam went up to the office.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Having disposed of his circulars, Sam went up to the office.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading "Well, here's the ten cents I promised you."
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Having disposed of his circulars, Sam went up to the office.
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes, sir."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Have you distributed all the circulars?" asked the doctor.
Chapter 21 of The Young Outlaw by Horatio, Jr. Alger holds 154 sentences, grouped into 31 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, unabridged, and the chapter records which sentences cover which part of the work so that nothing is dropped. Every word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.
Chapter 21 holds 154 sentences of The Young Outlaw, unabridged, divided into 31 reading sections.
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